Research

- Counseling Psychology
- Research
Ganss Studies Behavioral Health Workforce Shortage

Counseling Psychology Ph.D. student Elyse Ganss recently published “Policy recommendations to address the behavioral health workforce shortage” in Psychiatric Services. Ganss conducted the study, along with Counseling Psychology assistant professor Vanesa A. Mora Ringle, fellow Lehigh graduate students Temma Schaechter and Kofi Adutwum; Torrey A. Creed from the Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; and Cherry Du and Natalie Dallard from the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services, City of Philadelphia.
- Research
Settani Presents on Making Inclusion Meaningful

Please join us on Wednesday, April at 7 p.m. for a webinar with Elise Settanni, iteaching assistant professor in the COE's Special Education program. Settanni will present Making Inclusion Meaningful: Strategies To Shift from "Location" to "Culture."
- Counseling Psychology
- Research
Lin Studies Link Between Chronotype and Mortality in Older Adults

Zhuozhi Lin recently published research looking at the "biological clock" (chronotype) of middle-aged and older adults to see if being a "night owl" vs. an "early bird" correlates with lifespan. Published in the Journal of Sleep Research, Lin, along with colleagues Matthew J. Reid, Darlynn M. Rojo-Wissar and Adam P. Spira, followed 2,261 participants and recorded 650 deaths during the study. A statistically significant link between chronotype and mortality was found in two of the three age groups studied.
Laracy to Present on Raising Less Anxious Children

Join us on March 31 at 7 p.m. for a webinar with Seth Laracy., visiting assistant professor and director of clinical training in the COE's School Psychology program. Laracy will present Raising Less Anxious Children as part of the Mountain Talk Education Miniseries.
Patterson Looks at Eating Disorders through CBT Lens

Traditional eating disorder treatments have a blind spot, and College of Education (COE) alumna Shannon Patterson is shining a light on it.

Alongside fellow clinical psychologists Jennifer Averyt and Lauren Muhlheim, Patterson has released The Weight-Inclusive CBT Workbook for Eating Disorders. The workbook isn't just a guide; it’s a new approach that prioritizes healing over thinness.
Kangas Receives AERA Mid-Career Award

Sara Kangas is this year's recipient of the AERA Second Language Research Special Interest Group (SIG) Mid-Career Award. She received this award for her research on equitable learning opportunities for multilingual learners with disabilities.
- Teaching, Learning and Technology
- Research
Hammond Kicks Off Mountain Talk Education Miniseries

Join Tom Hammond, an associate professor in the Teaching, Learning, and Technology, for the launch of a special Mountain Talk Education Miniseries on Thursday, February 26 at 7-7:30 p.m. on Zoom. The title for Hammond's talk is AI Literacy Must Be a Critical Literacy: Why, How, and How Not to Do It.
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Gilden Awarded Grant to Study Neurodiversity in Schools

Eliza Gilden, a doctoral student in the School Psychology program, has received a Society for the Study of School Psychology (SSSP) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Dissertation Grant Award. Professor and Acting Dean Robin Hojnoski will serve as Gilden's faculty mentor.
Cui Receives AERA Grant Award

Yameng Cui has received a Graduate Student Research Grant from the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Division H (Research, Evaluation, & Assessment in Schools). Cui is a doctoral student in the COE's Teaching, Learning, and Technology (TLT) program, TLT Associate Professor and Program Director Tom Hammond serves as Cui's faculty mentor.
- School Psychology
- Research
Sandilos to Present Research on Social-Emotional Wellness

Lia Sandilos will present a Mountain Talk via Zoom on Wednesday, December 10 starting at 12:15 p.m. ET. During this 45-minute virtual event, Sandilos will share her research on Social-Emotional Wellness.